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== Museums ==
== Museums ==
[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/museums_visitor.htm '''Orkney Museums''']
[https://www.facebook.com/OrkneyArtsMuseumsandHeritage/ '''Orkney Arts, Museums and Heritage Facebook page]
*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/corrigall-farm-museum.htm Corrigall Farm Museum]
*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/corrigall-farm-museum.htm Corrigall Farm Museum]
*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/kirbuster-museum.htm Kirbuster Museum]
*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/kirbuster-museum.htm Kirbuster Museum]
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*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/scapa-flow-museum Scapa Flow Museum]
*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/scapa-flow-museum Scapa Flow Museum]
*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/orkney-museum.htm The Orkney Museum]
*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/orkney-museum.htm The Orkney Museum]
==Register Offices==
==Register Offices==
At [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ '''ScotlandsPeople'''] one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. However, sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available that would otherwise be restricted by privacy laws.
At [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ '''ScotlandsPeople'''] one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. However, sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available that would otherwise be restricted by privacy laws.

Latest revision as of 13:02, 29 March 2023

Orkney Wiki Topics
Orkney Islands.jpg
Beginning Research
Record Types
Scotland Background
Local Research Resources

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Scotland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Orkney Library & Archive
44 Junction Road
Kirkwall KW15 1AG UK

Telephone: 01856 873166
Email: archives@orkney.gov.uk
Website

Orkney Archive promotes understanding of the history of the Orkney Islands by selecting, preserving, and providing access to the archives of Orkney Islands Council and its predecessors, local individuals, estates, businesses, and organizations, as well as published material.

Library[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Register Offices[edit | edit source]

At ScotlandsPeople one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. However, sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available that would otherwise be restricted by privacy laws.